Video

Ok, Jason had to make it a windows media file, so the quality isn't as good..but you get the idea

It's about time!

Aubrey is FINALLY walking!! We thought she was going to be our early walker, but instead she's even later than Braden was..oh well..
Yesterday she was obsessed with walking all around the house all day with her shoes on and holding onto mom's hand. Today, while I was grocery shopping (of course), Jason tells me that he has gotten her to start walking. Luckily he took some video and she also took some steps once I got home.
I have no idea how to download the video onto our computer, so hopefully Jason can figure it out later. For now, a few pictures..Enjoy!

So many names, so many faces..

Aubrey is a hilarious child..many may not realize it since she is more quiet and shy around those she doesn't know, but trust me, she makes us laugh..
Aubrey's names include silly nicknames, like aub-ba-daubs, daubie-doo, roo..etc..then there are things like silly girl and goofball..but the one's that are maybe not so common with a little girl are things like 'the destroyer' and 'the mess-maker'..
Aubrey destroys anything within her path. You might think I would have been used to this having a boy first...wrong. Braden did some of this, but she is to the extreme. Anything that she shouldn't be touching like electrical cords or toilet water, she does. Anything she shouldn't be eatting, like paperclips or styrofoam, goes right into her mouth. You really can't takeyour eyes off of her, she is our stinker of the family.
Here are some examples of her true destroyer/mess-making nature..

Oh the faces that come from her..I wish I always had my camera on me and could catch them all... her personality truely shines through those facial expressions.

   

                         

Our little roo..

Potty Training, Preschool, & Pictures

Thanks to some encouragement ( Jenny and Brenda :)),I have finally given in and started a blog..I figure it's a good way for a lot of people to stay up to date with all of things that are going on in our lives.

First, if you don't know..Braden is fully potty trained! I used this 3 day method that one of my neighbors emailed to me and it totally works! Just in time for preschool...
Braden started preschool last week and LOVES it!!! We went for the orientation to meet his teacher and see which classroom he was in ( they have 3 classrooms) before the school week started. Of course with the start of school the start of the germs quickly followed..Braden started showing the cold symptoms on Saturday and as my neighbor says , Aubrey and I were innocent bystanders, and have also caught his cold.. So, he had to miss school on Tuesday. Oh well..
I tried to take some pictures during orientation as well as during his 1st day, neither of which he felt like posing and smiling, but I did the best I could.

I was also happy to receive the kids 1 and 3 year pictures today. For those that ordered, you will be receiving them in the mail soon!

I hope to keep up with this blog,so check back occasionally to see what we've been up to!